The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s9.44

c5.s9.44

Kanva-âsrama—1 On the bank of the river Mâlinî (the river Chukâ) which flows through the districts of Shaharanpur and Oudh, it was the hermitage of Kanva Muni who adopted the celebrated Sakuntalâ as his daughter (Kalidasa's Sakuntalâ) The hermitage of Kanva Muni was situated 30 miles to the west of Hardwar, which is called Nâdapit in the Satapatha Brâhmana, xiii, 5, 4 13 (SBE, xliv, p 399) 2 On the river Chambal, four miles to the south east of Kota in Rajputana (Mbh, Vana, ch 82; Agni P, ch 109) This Kanva âsrama was also called Dharmâranya 3 On the banks of the Nerbuda (Padma P, Uttara, ch 94)